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Patented Aug. 25, 1885.

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CATHERINE A. DAVIS, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ADMINISTRATRIX OF JOBC. DAVIS, DECEASED.

MACHINE FOR MAKING CIGARETTE MOUTH-PiECES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 324,923, dated August25, 1885.

Application filed April 10, 1885.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, CATHERINE A. DAVIS, admniist atrix of the late Jon0.1)AV1S, for- (X IilOdrl.)

ated. Fig. t represents the devices for pro ducing the airblast. Fig. 8represents an end view of the stop mechanism ior throwing the merly(while living) a citizen of the United machine out of gear. Fig. 9represents the 55 States, then residing at San Francisco, in thecompound boring-bit. Fig. 10 shows the decounty of San Francisco andState of (Jalivices for moving the nipper-jaws and the airfornia,represent that said Jon 0. DAVIS durblast tube for expelling thefinished holder. ing his lifetime did invent certain new and Fig. llrepresents the devices for moving the useful Improvements in ll'lachinesfor Making supporting and traveling nippers, and for 1o CigaretteMouthlieces; and Ido declare the throwing the saw in and out of gear.Fig. 12 following to be a full, clear, and exact de is a top front viewof the stop devices shown scription of the invention such as will enablel in Fig. 8. others skilled in the art to which it appertains In thedrawings, A, Fig. 2, is the table, to make and use the same, referencebeing above which arethe workingtools, and below 15 had to theaccompanying drawings. and to the i the same is B, the principal shaft,having lettersandfignres ot'reierencemarkedthereon, i-bearings C O, andbeing driven by a short which form a part of this specification.counter-shaft, 1), provided with pulleys E. The invention relates to animproved ma- Upon this shaft is the clutch, which is operchine forworking a piece of wood into a ciga-ted automatically to stop themachine by 2o arette mouth piece or other article, said strip throwingthe mechanism out of action when a of wood being fed forwardautomatically to 1 piece of wood is used up and the stub is to be thecutterhead and cutter for externally l thrown out of the machine, as wilbe more shaping said month-piece. After these tools fully described.recede a pair of jaws move forward to seize The feeding and clampingdevices that re 25 and hold the piece of wood, while a second ceive andfirst act upon thepiece of wood concutter or saw removes a single lengthfrom sist of a pair of grooved and properly roughthe original longerpiece of wood. Thesejaws 3 ened or serrated feed-rollers, ff, mountedone then bring the embryo ll'lOLltll-PIQCG into posi 1 above the other,in an upright frame, G, on tion for boring the larger end tofit acigarette. the table A, and behind the throat or open ,0 The smallerorifice of theyet unfinished end i ing in a plate, 71., through whichthe strip of may be bored at the same time or during the i woodispresented to the form ng-tool I. Upon first operation of shaping thepiece of wood, the shaft of one of thegrooved rollers is and, as themouth-piece is finished, saidjaws loosely mounted a toothed wheel, J,which is ielease the same, which is now automatically connected to theroller f by means of a pawl, 5 expelled from the machine by anair-blast. 7r, pivoted on the hub g at the side of the When one piece iscut from the original long wheel J, and a set of pins or studs, 0 0,fixed piece of woo .l,theinachineimmediately begins i concentricallywithin a recess in the side to form a second piece externally, while thei of the feed-roller, so that the pawl shall encut-off piece is beingfinished, as above degage with one of the pins when the toothed o 40scribed. wheel moves forward, and thus carrythe. roller In theaccompanying drawings, Figure 1 with it, but at the backward motion ofthe representsan elevation of the machine, part i toothed wheel thepawlwill slip past the pins, of the table being broken away. Fig. 2 is a1 and the feed-roller remain at rest. A small top View of the machine.Fig. 3 is a transi spring, 713', presses against the underside of 5 5verse section. Fig. it is adetached view of j the pawl k, and keeps itbearing against the the feed mechanism and turning-tool for shapfprojecting rim of the rollerf',to insure engageing the exterior. Fig.Srepresentsthe clamp ment with the pins 0 0. The movements of ing-platefor holding the piece of wood. Fig he toothed wheel J are produced by a'seg 5" shows the construction of the clutch and n'ient-gear, m, uponthe end of an oscillating 10o lever, M, which is pivoted at a in afixedbearits connection with roll f. 'Fig. 6 shows the ing under thetable, and has an intermittent means by winch the clamping device isoperrocking motion given by a grooved cam, P, upon the principal shaftB. The form of this cam is such that during one revolution of the shaftthe toothed segment moves the wheel J forward and produces a feedingmovement of the rollers ff, and then moves back again to prepare for thenext feed, while the rollers remain at rest and hold the strip of woodto the forming-tool.

The plate 71, through which the wood is presented, is made of twosections, h if, the lower one stationary and the upper one movable, andat certain times in theoperation of the machine the movable section hwhich has the upper part of the throat or opening for the strip of woodto pass through, is raised up a short distance, so as to increase thesize of thethroat and let the strip pass readily through while the feedrollers are acting, and is then shut down again as the rollers stop andclamp the strip of wood firmly. This clamping action takes place at theend of (aeh forward movement of the strip of wood, and the projectingpart in front of this plate h, which is measured by the extent of motionof the feed rollers, is presented,and held to receive the action of theformingtool. This clampingplate is arranged as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 ofthe drawings, where the required intermittent vertical movement isproduced in one direction by the spring q, which acts to hold the upperplate normally down against the fixed lower plate, and in the otherdirection by the intermittent lifting device, composed of the rock-shaftIt, placed behind the plate h in bearings in the upright frame Gr, andhaving a tooth or pin, 8, that works in a slot in the upper part of theplate. A movement'of this rock-shaft to partly rotate it and turn up thepin 8 toward the vertical position is effected by the lever T, fixed toand extending backward from the end of the rock shaft, and the angularlever V, pivoted at w to a bracket on the under side of the table andconnected with the lever T through the medium of the upright red X,working through a slot in the table. This rod is attached to the shorterarm of lever V, and a cam, Y, fixed on the shaft B, acts against thelonger arm of lever V at certain intervals to throw out the arm and drawdown the rod X. This cam Y is fixed against the side of the cam P, andthe movements of the two are so timed that as the first cam, P, producesthe forward movement of the toothed segment and the feeding afition ofthe rollers the second cam, Y, acts to turn the rock-shaft R and liftand hold up the clamping-plate h during the feeding movement. When therequired length of material has passed'through the openingin the plateIt, the long arm of the lever V is released bythe cam Y, and the springq is then free to act and press down the upper part, h, of the clamp.

The forming-tool I is fixed on the end of the revolving shaft N, that ismounted in bearings in a sliding block, Q, held in guides r r, Fig. 2,upon the table A, directly in front of the feed-roller frame. Thissliding block is moved alternately forward and backward by means of anoscillating lever, W, which is pivoted at t to a bracket beneath thetable, and is actuated by a grooved cam, Z, on the shaft B. The upperend of this lever W is slotted to embrace a pin fixed in the side of thesliding block, while the lower end has a friction-roller and stud thatworks in the groove of the cam. This cam Z is so formed and timed thatthe block moves forward and carries the forming-tool to act upon theprojecting strip of wood as soon as the feeding movement ceases andrecedes with a uniform motion and draws the former back again,

and then remains stationary until the next feed movement of the striphas taken place. The shaft N has a pulley, S, between the bearings ofthe sliding block Q, by means of which a continuous rotation of theshaft is produced from a belt and an overhead pulley. The shaft is alsomade hollow, so that a small central boring tool, I, can be inserted init to work in connection with the cutter-head, or forming-tool I, andbore the small central hole through the strip of wood while the outsideis being turned and shaped. The cutters of this former I on the end ofthe shaft are made adjustable and changeable, so that any required shapecan be given to the outside of the strip of wood presented by thefeed-rolle1 s. This cutterhead can be used with or without the centralboring-tool.

At one side of the table A, and in aposition to move directly across thefront of the feedroller frame G, is a sliding block, 1, held in a fixedstandard, 2, and operated with an intermittent reciprocating movement toadvance to the front of the frame, and after a momentary stop in thatposition to recede to its first position at one side of the table. Thisblock carries upon one side a pair of nipper-jaws, 3 3, pivoted at 14,and its forward and backward movements are produced by the rocking lever4, pivoted at 5 to the fixed bracket 6 beneath the table, and thegrooved cam 7, on the shaft B. The groove in the face of this cam is soformed and timed that as the block Q moves back with the forming toolthe block 1, carrying the nippers 3, is caused to advance toward theprojecting partlyfinished piece and bring the nipper-jaws into positionto grasp the piece, and then, after the piece has been seized, the block1 is drawn back to its first position at the side of the table. In theopposite side of the table is a transverse slot, through which the upperend of a rocking lever, 8, projects, and operates with an intermittentmovement toward and away from the front of the feedroller frame, with aninterval of rest. The upper end of this lever carries a bearing for asaw-spindle, 9, on the end of which is a small circular saw, 10, whilethe lower end of the lever is provided with a stud and frictionroller,11, that works in the groove of the cam 12 on the shaft-B. This lever Sis pivoted at 13, and is actuated by the grooved cam so as to move andcarry forward the revolving saw 10 toward the projecting partly-finishedpiece as soon as the nipper-jaws, advancing from the opposite side,haveseized the piece. These parts operate in this manner to sever the turnedand externally-formed potion of the continuous strip and to carry it toone side of the machine, to be finished.

The nipper-jaws 3 are formed of two halves pivoted together at 14, andfixed to the side of the sliding block 1, so that their forward endsproject a short distance in front, while their rear ends, behind thehinge let, pass, respectively, above and below a short spindle or stud,15, upon which is a square or cam shaped part, 16. Thesejaws-are heldopen by a spring, 17, and they are closed by turning the stud SO as tobring the cam 16 across and toward a vertical position between the rearends of thejaws 3. To turn this stud 15 at the required times, to closeand release the jaws in an alternate manner, I fix upon the projectingend of this stud 15 a cross bar or head, 18, with two short arms, and onthe table below it,and in the same vertical plane with the crossbar, Iplace a short upright rod, 19, that works up through a hole in thetable,and is moved by mechanism underneath to have at intervals a short up anddown movement. Now, as this rod is in line with the cross-bar 18. theaction of the rod, when lifted, will cause it to strike beneath and turnup one or the other end of the cross bar 18, and thus either close oropen thejaws. By the arrangement shown in Figs. 9 and 10 of the drawingsthe jaws will be closed when the rear arm or end of the bar is struck,and will be opened when the front end is turned up, and therefore as thesliding block 1 moves forward and carries the jaws into position toreceive the partly-formed piece of wood projecting from the feedrollerframe, the rear end of cross-bar 18 will be brought directly over therod 19, and at such time the rod is lifted and caused to strike the endof the bar and turn the cam 16 against the rear extensions of the jaws.This brings the jaws together at the time when they are in the requiredforward position to grasp the projecting piece of wood, and then, afterthe backward movement of the sliding block 1 is performed, and it isdesired to remove the finished piece of work from thejaws 3, the frontend of the cross-bar 18 will be in position over the rod 1.9, and at theproper time this rod rises again and turns the stud and its cam in thecontrary direction and releases the jaws, so that the spring 17 throwsthem open. This rod is lifted at the proper times by the operation ofthe cam 20 upon the shalt B, and a pivoted lever, 21, attached at oneend to the rod, and having a roller at the otherend to work against thecam. The downward movement of the rod is effected by a spring, 22.

The office of the traveling nippers 3 3, as before stated, is to bringthe partly-formed mouth-piece into position at one side of the machine,to be acted upon by the finishingtools; but,in addition tothis, they areemployed to grasp and surround the rim of the mouthpiece while it isbeing acted upon by the boring aml finishing tools, so that the largebore or recess in the end is turned out by the tool without any dangerof splitting or breaking the wall or thin rim to be left on the end ofthe piece. As the nippers firmly grasp and surround the piece at theend, this operation can be rapidly and successfully performed, and ashell or rim of the required thinness can be produced. Thesefinishing-tools are held in bearings in a fixed block, 23, secured uponthe table in a position at one side of the sliding block orcarriage 1,and they consistofa hollow spindle, 24-, having a rotary motion continually in one direction and an intermittent reciprocation in its bearings25 forward and back. Through this hollow spindle, that carries andoperates the boring-tool fixed or formed on its front end, is inserted asmaller spindle, 26, having on its end the small bitor boring-tool 27,to act simultaneously or in connection with the tool upon the largerspindle. These two spindles are connected together by means of a pin,26, working in alongitudinal slot in the interior of the hollow shaft2-1:, so that both shall rotate together; but the smaller spindle has agreater longitudinal movement or reciprocation than the larger one, thatacts only to UOlll'lfLlbOlG the end of the mouthpiece asit is held bytheja s 3 3. The boring movements of the two spindles are produced bymeans of the oscillating levers 2S and 29, pivoted in brackets 30 3t)beneath the table, and actuated by means of the grooved cams 31 32 onthe shaft B. These spindles are so placed on the table A that when thesliding block or carriage with the nipper-jaws has completed itsbackward movement the tools 25 -47 shall be in line with the work heldin the jaws, and at such time the cams 3t 32, acting upon the levers 2Sand 2!), moveor feed forward the two spindles and then draw them backwhile they are being driven continually by the pulley 33. When the pieceisfinished by the several instrumentalities, 1 cause it to beautomatically discharged from the machine and the jaws left free to moveforward and grasp another piece, which has been receiving the action ofthe forming-tool on the spindle N while the previouslytermed piece isbeing bored and finished. This discharge of the work from the jaws andout of the machine is efiiected by employing an air-blast of sulficientpressure, applied at the proper moment to one side of the jaws andagainst the end of the finished piece, so as to eject the piece from theopening jaws and throw itout of the machine.

The construction and manner of operating to one side of the travelingnipper-jaws. In the end of this stationary tube is fitted a tube, 36,that is free to slide up and down within the fixed tube, so that at theproper time this lower tube can be brought down close to the nipper-jawsto direct a jet of air horizontally against the end of the piece of workin the jaws, and then moved up again out of the way of thefinishing-tools 27. At the lower end of this sliding tube an orifice,37, is provided in one side so as to direct the air-jet horizontally.

To produce the up and down movements of this sliding tube 36, I placeupon the periphery of the cam P two projecting fingers, 38 39, to actagainst a small vibrating plate, 40, that is pivoted at 41, and isconnected with a lever, 42, so that at the required moment these partsshall draw down the lever 43, that is connected to and moves the tube 36by means of rod 44 into position to direct a blast against the end ofthe mouth-piece, and then move it up outof the way. The friction of onetube within the other serves to hold the part 36 in either position.

The tube 36 may by suitable mechanism (not shown) have a slight rotarymovement, by which means the blast of air can be directed in theopposite direction across the front of the feed'roller frame, so that inthe intervals of time when it is not acting to throw out the bobbins theblast of air can be employed to blow away the chips and refuse producedby the forming-tool l; but I claim nothing for this rotary movement oftube 36, and have not deemed it necessary to show how it is imparted.The mechanism that operates this tube 36 is so arranged and timed thatas soon as the boring-tools 28 29 have completed their backward movementand drawn the boringtools back clear of the jaws the tube then movesdown into position at the side of the jaws, and by causing this to takeplace in advance at the opening of the jaws the blast of air can beemployed to first blow out the bore of the mouth-piece, and then, as thejaws open, to eject the mouthpiece. Thus the work may be delivered inacomplete and finished condition without requiring any aftercleaning orhandling. The feed-rollersf f are mounted in the upright frame G, andthe upper one is rendered adjustable in a vertical direction, so as toregulate itself according to the size of the strip of material passingbeneath it. The journals 0. of this roll f are set in eccentric bearingsb b, which can turn in their places in the sides of the frame G, whereinthey are fixed. One of these eccentrics b projects beyond the frame atone side, and has a short lever-arm, c, secured to it, so that theeccentric can be turned by throwing this lever to one side or the otherand moving the shaft a vertically up and down. Against one side of thislever-arm the pressure of the spring d is applied, so as to keep theroller down in position against the other one of the pair. By

pressing back the end of this lever c the up:

per roller can be raised for the introduction of the strip to be worked,and a yielding pressure'is also maintained upon the journal of theroller, by which it accommodates itself to different thicknesses ofmaterial.

In order to stop the operation of the machine when the supply ofmaterial is exhausted, I have arranged upon the countershaft a two-partclutch, 45 and 46, which is thrown out of action by the followingautomatic mechanism. One of the clutches consists of the sleeve 46,having the pinion p on one end, and placed loosely upon the shaft D. Theother part is formed of the sliding sleeve 45, locked to the shaft so asto rotate with it at all times, but capable of moving laterally upon itboth toward and away from the end of the loose sleeve 46. The slidingpart 45 of the clutch is connected with a sliding collar, 47, placed onthe shaft upon the other side of pinion 19, so that when the collar ismoved laterally toward one end or the other of the shaft the slidingclutch will be moved by it in the same direction. The sleeves 45 and 47are connected by means of a rod running from one to the other, and letinto a groove in shaft D. This arrangement will be understood from Figs.1 and 12 of the drawings. To move this clutch, then, at the time whenthe end of the strip of wood is drawn through the feed-rollers, and thusthrow the machine out of action, I place under the table A, in suitablebearings, 50, a small hollow shaft or barrel, 5], having within itacoiled spring, 52, which,by pressing against the end of a fixed rod, 53,entering the barrel at one end, causes the barrel to be thrown forward.On the rear end of this 'barrel is fixed an upright arm, 54, thatprojects upward through a longitudinal slot in the table behind thefeed-roller frame, and on the forward end of the barrel is attached adepending arm or dog, 55, and also a forked lever, 56, that extendsforward and embraces the sliding collar 47 on the pinionshaft. Thebarrel thus connects the upright arm with the forked lever that works onthe collar of the pinion-shaft, and by drawing back the arm 54 thespring in the barrel is compressed and the forked lever 56 is movedlaterally upon its collar to one side, and by releasing the uprightarm54 the spring reacts to throw the lever 56 over to the other end ofthe collar. In this position the depending arm or dog 55, which iscarried along with the forked lever 56, will be brought into line and inthe path ofa revolving cam finger with an inclined face, 58, fixed uponand turning continuously with the shaft, and at such time the dog willbe struck by the revolving finger 58, and by being pressed laterallyagainst the end of the dog 55 this finger will throw the forked lever toone side against the rim of'the collar and move this part upon the shaftD in the direction toward the pinion. The effect of this will be to movethe sliding clutch 45 away from the part on the end of the sleeve 46,and thus when the forked lever 56 is moved over against IIO the rim ofthe collar lying next to the pinionp, the depressing dog 55 will becaught by the revolving cam-finger 58, and the clutch will be separated.

When a strip of wood is in the feed rollers and the machine is at work,the upright arm is held back and prevented from moving forward underpressure of the spring in the barrel by means of the adjustable stoppin60,=-

fixed in the upper end of the arm and projecting forward against theinclined face of a slot or recess, 61, in the inner side of therollerframe, behind and on a level with the opening between the rollers.While the strip of wood behind the feed-rollers is long enough to runagainst the side of this upright arm, it will hold the arm to one sideof the perpendicular and keep the end of the stop-pin against theincline ot' the recess; but as soon as the end of the strip is drawn inby the feedrollers, and it passes by the recess, the end of the stop-pinwill slip forward on the incline and follow in behind the end of thestrip. The effect of this will be to allow the barrel to move forwardand throw the dog into engagement with the revolving linger 5S, and bythis means open the clutch and stop the machine. I thus provide in acompact and very simple form a combination of mechanism all workingautomatically and driven from a single shalt to turn out completelyfinished articles from a long strip of material in a continuous manner.

A boy can manage and run several of these machines at the same time, asthe only attention required is to keep them supplied with strips ofmaterial to work upon.

\Vithvery littlealteration aml adjustmentsuch as employing differentkinds of cutterheads or forming tools, and either removing or changingthe boring and finishing-tools and changing the feed mechanism to supplythe proper length of material at each time of aetion--I can adapt andemploy my machine to produce other hollow wooden articles--such, forinstance, as spools and bobbins of different kinds-"and many articleshaving either a cylindrical or irregular shape.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a machine for making wooden cigarette mouth-pieces and similararticles from a continuous strip of wood, the combination, with theintermittent feeding mechanism that advances a length of material ateach movement,ot' the intermittcntly-acting clamping device, composed ofa fixed and a movable plate, the latter being held normally in posi tionto clamp the piece by means of a spring, and operated to release it bymeans of a cam on the main shaft, connecting-levers, and a rockingshaft, provided with a pin engaging with the movable clamp, and whichgrasps and holds the material while the feed is at rest and releases itwhen the feed acts to advanee the material substantially ashereinbct'ore described and specified.

2. In a machine for making cigarette mouthpieces and similar articlesfrom a strip of wood, the combination, with the nipper-jaws 3 3, thatgrasp and inclose the piece of work andcarry it from the clamp h it intoline with the finishing-tool, of the reciprocating boring and finishingtools25 27, to act against the end of the work while itis held in thejaws, substantially as hereinbetorc described, for the purposes setforth.

3. In combination with the traveling nipper-jaws, having alternateopeningand closing movements before and at the end of their forwardtravel, a reciprocating pipe for delivering an intermittingly-acting jetor blast of air applied against the article held within the jaws duringtheir opening movement to discharge and eject the finished piece of workfrom the jaws, substantially as hereinbefore described and specified.

4. The feedrollerf, having the concentric recess; in one side and thepins or studs 0 0 arranged therein, in combination with the gear J,carrying the pawl it upon the hub 3 and turning loosely upon thefeed-roller shaft, the vibrating segmentgear at, having a lever, M,pivoted at n, and with a cam operating said lever, substantially as setforth.

5. In combination with the shalt I), carrying the clutclrsleeve 46, thesliding clutchslecve 45, connected with the sliding collar 47, the spiingbarrel 51, having the arm 54, with its adjustable stop at one end,engaging with the sliding collar, and the forked arm 56 at the otherend, with its depending dog 55, operating in conjunction and combinationwith the stationary incline 61 and the rotaryfinger 55 on the principalshalt B, and the feeding and forming mechanism, substantially as hereindescribed, to operate as and for the purpose set forth.

6. A machine for working cigarette mouthpieces and other similar hollowarticles from a continuous strip of wood, consisting of the followingi11struinentalities, operating in connection and combination: a mainshaft, B, provided with suitable cams for operating the deviceshereinafter enumerated, and levers connecting thereto, a pair ofintermittentlyrotating feed-rollers, f f, a clamping-plate h, a rotaryspindle X, having a forward and back movement toward and away from thematerial presented in front of the plate h, and adapted to carry andoperate a cutter-head, I, and a boring-tool, I, a traveling carriage, 1,carrying a set of nipper-jaws, 3 3, which is operated to open at theforward movement, and then close upon and seize the strip of material asthe carriage 2 comes in front of the holding-plate It, and remain closedduring the return of the carriage, a vibrating saw, 10, which movesforward and severe the material from the continuous strip as soon as itis seized by the nippers 3 3, and the double spindle 21L 26, carryingthe tools 25 27, which have acontinuous i unto subscribe my name'in thepresence of rotary motion and an intermittent reeiprocattwo subscribingwitnesses. ing movement toward and away from the nipper-jaws allcombined and operated substan- 5 tially as herein described andspecified.

In testimony that I claim the above as the invention of the late Jon (3.DAVIS, I here- OATHERINE A. DAVIS,

Admin istratrir. \Vitnesses LEWIS B. HARRIS, J Arms GAR'ILAN.

